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Book yourself a hotel room, get your beaver suit on and get that hot coffee brewing ready for some Lokier listening:

http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/mixes/lokier-shine-a-light-on-ransom-note-mix/

With a current release on Days Of Being Wild featuring fellow DJ and friend Morgan Hammer, the Mexican DJ/Producer is riding high, making the move to Barcelona to explore all that Europe has to offer. Keeping busy with upcoming EP's with labels Have A Killer Time and Nein plus a selection of remixes, mixes and compilations in the making, we'd say you'll be hearing a lot more of Lokier. 

INTERVIEW

Lokier - Shine A Light On... Ransom Note Mix

Sling & Samo are the exiting duo behind the Born Free record label which resides in Stockholm. Over the last few years the pair have been releasing a vast array of weird, wonderful, oddball music: some built for the dancefloor and some certainly not. The pair are colourful characters who don't take themselves or what they do too seriously. Samo is also well known in his own right as a producer and dj having released music for the likes of LIES, The Trilogy Tapes and Public Possession but together with Sling the pair enter a new realm of musical exploration. We asked them to record a mix for us. 

Sling & Samo DJ: The Ransom Note Mix

Summer Fling Mix  - JonnySender

channeling thru variations i enjoy. i hope u 2.

Identified Patient @ Framework Amsterdam Shourai sessions.

extended b2b show by @identified-patient , @post-ave and myself on @redlightradio

Identified Patient, Post Ave & Job Sifre extended b2b show @ Red Light Radio [10-06-17]

// Kepler-61 b > DF-18 
// Incoming transmission: Job Sifre

Another of the many standout DJs to emerge from the ever-fertile Amsterdam scene, Job Sifre is now rightfully starting to get props from outside the city. Helping him on the way is his monthly Red Light Radio show, which shows off his cosmic and electronic take on synth heavy house. He has backed that up with compelling sets at places like De School and Salon Zur Wilde Renate, as well as with a fresh new wave and house EP that was the first release on Interstellar Funk’s new label, Artificial Dance.

Job will play with us at Dekmantel Festival in August, so first offers up a snapshot of his current sound. Over the course of nearly two hours, he takes his time to go from laidback and horizontal to more upright and drum lead. The sounds are often laden with icy synths, the drums are heavyweight and the atmospheres are spooky and sci-fi. His is a truly electronic world devoid of human life and it touches on new wave, macho disco, cosmic house and prickly dub in frosty and freaky ways.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 160 - Job Sifre

// 47 UMa b > DF-18 
// Incoming transmission: Terence Fixmer

Dekmantel Podcast 162 - Terence Fixmer

Photo credit - Manshu Li 

Slugging in for Viscera 028 is Carolain Luf.

Shredding up the scene for the past few years, Berlin based Caro has been showcasing her magical talents with her unreal fluctuations docking on labels such as Whatiplay, Gruuv and Nein Records. All are insanely mythical.
 
Her talents do not stop there, as an effusive performer, Caro regularly DJs in clubs all over Berlin and demonstrates her keen eye for detail. If you haven't caught her yet, you definitely should.

It's time to let this alien abduction take place. We'll let the mix do the rest of the talking.

@carolain-luf

Carolain Luf | 028

Photo Credit - Goldwyn Copper

Stomping in all the way from Madrid to deliver Viscera 029 is Rotten City Records head honcho, Alvaro Cabana.

DJing since the late 90’s and residing at clubs such as Mondo Disko and Coppelia, Alvaro has been long in the game and it shows through his performances. His sets consist of different moods that span across a variety of his most loved genres, moulding into one elegant journey.  

As a man with many expertise, Alvaro has locked his production laser missiles on a whole variety of wonderful labels and they never go a miss. Forming 1/3 of D.Y.O.R, 1/3 of Silent Echoes and 1/2 of Los López, Cabana has released some of Viscera’s most admired music to date.

Expect the usual from Alvaro, a selection of slow motion leftfield squelching sludge, psychedelic new-wave rhythms and enigmatic down-tempo slipperiness.

@alvarocabana
@rotten-city-records

Alvaro Cabana | 029

London is observing an interesting spell within which an array of new disc jockeys and producers are emerging from beneath the underground.

Iona is a familiar face, with great hair to go alongside. For a long time she has grafted whilst establishing an intricate array of taste within electronic music and its really great to see her reaping the benefits of her hard work. As a regular at Field Maneuvers, Rye Wax and more she has cemented herself within the core musical community of the city and has upped the stakes. Her musical tastes span the realms of house, disco, techno and beyond as she enters the ring no holds barred. 

We are delighted to invite her to feature as part of our 'shine a light on' series, one to watch, no doubt.

@iona-noise

Read & Download

iona: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

♫ Read More ♫:
http://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/radio-fryhide-05-simao

"Submarine EP" is available 4 May on fryhide

PRE ORDER ->  bit.ly/submarine-ep

https://soundcloud.com/simao
https://soundcloud.com/fryhide

♫ MORE ♫

Simao - Radio fryhide 05

Parallel Minds is a group of like-minded musicians, DJs, and graphic artists working together to bring compelling, progressive electronic music from Toronto, Canada to the rest of the world. Spearheaded by Ciel, and newcomers Daniel 58, and Yohei S.—who have variously released music on labels like Shanti Celeste’s Peach Discs, Allergy Season, Coastal Haze, and Neo Violence—the collective offers on its inaugural VA release four diverse cuts of house, breakbeat, and hardcore to energize your body and comfort your soul. The A side features two slamming house cuts, with the A1 offering by Discwoman signee Ciel and A2 by Yohei S. Clocking in at a frenetic 134BPM, "Hind Sight is 360" is a peak-time dancefloor banger featuring what has become trademark characteristics of Ciel's productions: intricate drum programming and lush, jungle-inspired pads. "Eastern Rankin" is a slower, more hypnotic percussion track that demonstrates incredibly effective use of space and delay. Its minimalist structure and echoing drums would sound ideal in a dark warehouse. The B side opens with an even bigger bang, with a track that would best be described as Indian hardcore. "Mana Sadhana" by Raf Reza under his new alias, Radiant Aura Faculty, is a vibrant mixture of Hindi vocal samples layered meticulously in between freaked-out synths and thumping breakbeat drums. Completing the B side is the aptly-titled "Space Bubble" by Daniel 58. Drawing on influences from ambient, trance, and breaks, the promising Toronto artist closes out the release on a dreamy note, employing nostalgic melodies on top of tough-as-nails drums and deep rolling sub-bass. As first releases go, Parallel Minds One offers a taste of something for everyone, from a city that has perhaps been overlooked but deserves a second (third, and fourth) listen.

Parallel Minds Vol. 1 - Various Artists

Recording of our weekly Dekmantel Radio show at @redlightradio.

First hour: DJ Nigga Fox
Second hour: DRKNGHTS Collective

Dekmantel Radio

Dekmantel Radio w/ DJ Nigga Fox & DRKNGHTS Collective (10/05/19)

Neovinyl Podcast 107 - Italo Brutalo

Resident Advisor and Absolut join forces to bring you round three of Alternate Cuts, an event series celebrating the UK crews that keep their local nightlife scenes thriving. For little or no return, these promoters work tirelessly to bring their communities together. To celebrate this, we’ve collaborated with three crews to ask some of their favourite artists to play alternative sets. They’ll be exploring corners of their record collections that rarely see the light of day, in some of the best intimate venues in the UK.

On Thursday 2nd May, we rounded off the 3rd series of Alternate Cuts with a trip to Sheffield's Yellow Arch Studios where local crew Pretty Pretty Good joined us to host Tama Sumo. The Panorama Bar veteran treated us to an expertly delivered selection of some beloved broken beat bombs, transporting us from the steel city to mid-00s London. Listen as she unfurls soulful melodies and ruffneck rhythms.

@tama-sumo

Alternate Cuts: Tama Sumo (Broken beat set)

For more info and download visit: http://bit.ly/2HkqKHm

https://soundcloud.com/katesimko

Mix info & Download

EG.735 Kate Simko

Expect the unexpected. That's the philosophy Rotterdam-based DJ mad miran promotes in her DJ sets. A regular on the Dutch capital's mainstay Red Light Radio and a face behind the counter at the infamous Clone record shop, Miran has fast become one of the country's most promising DJs. 

Although she only played her first DJ set in a club a couple of years ago, she's already landed a residency at Trouw successor De School and become part of the Strange Sounds From Beyond family, seeing her name spread like wildfire and lead to a string of gigs across Europe.

We invited her to dive into her record bag for us and the result is 80 minutes of leftfield electro, raw breaks and introspective electronica. Enter into the crazy world of mad miran...

mad miran: The 'Wednesday Alternative' Mix

Out now https://perctrax.bandcamp.com/album/l-ge-des-m-tamorphoses

Romantic Psycho video https://youtu.be/exJObM8nvuI

Taken from the I Hate Models album 'L'Âge Des Métamorphoses'.
3x12" vinyl, 2xCD and digital to be released on Perc Trax on 21st June.

1) The Beginning Of The End
2) Crossing The Mirror
3) Impossible Love
4) You Are Not Alone
5) The Night Is Our Kingdom
6) Those Shiny Razor Blades
7) Partner In Crime
8) Romantic Psycho
9) Sexual Tension
10) Forgiveness
11) Fade Away
12) Eternity Is Burning

Buy at Bandcamp

I Hate Models - Romantic Psycho (Perc Trax)

Louisahhh goes hard ahead of He.She.They this Saturday.

Read her interview with the queer party's founders via our blog: fabricldn.co/ppyngx

Louisahhh plays RM1 on 25/05: fabricldn.co/9wbznm

Tickets for 25/05

Louisahhh fabric x He.She.They Promo Mix

READ > inverted-audio.com/premiere-ciarra-black-dupont-street

Between the buoyant percussion, sparkling melodics and stoic bassline "Dupont Street" straddles the line between intrigue and invocation, exuding a spiritual release by the time it gets to its apex.

Eye Of The Minotaur

Ciarra Black – Dupont Street [Soft Machine]

Amsterdam has been graced with a fearsome array of fabulous selectors and disc jockeys in recent times, the city is abuzz with experimental music and talent. 

Orpheu The Wizard has been a pivotal figure in the development of the scene, crucially helping to nurture new faces through his key role as a co founder of Redlight radio - a distinctive platform which has acted as a gateway and an open door to a new wave of music, producers and dj's. 

His own background is well versed, he's earnt his stripes and played the long game building a respectable array of musical knowledge and selective talent which he uses to entice and delight crowds across Europe and beyond. Eclectic, far reaching and multi purpose - his sets often run wild across a sprawling spectrum of sound. 

This year he will play at Love International festival, an appearance which should not be missed.

Orpheu The Wizard: The Ransom Note Mix

Step back, this is a big one. 

Across the past couple of decades there have been very few who can attest as much influence as that of Joakim, a singular producer who has been charted as an influential figure by many of the leading producers and disc jockeys in the present.

The French outsider has amassed a notorious reputation for his eclectic style as a disc jockey and producer having released music on the likes of Versatile, Kitsuné Music, Life And Death, Crosstown Rebels and beyond. As the founder behind Tigersushi Records and Crowdspacer he has been responsible for leading a new generation of talent into the dance and has played a key role in the future development of dance and electronic music. 

As an individual his own take on music is wide and vast, not one to shy away from the alternative or experimental he has done well to channel a sprawling array of style, genre and sound across his own lengthy career and in all honesty Joakim continues to surprise and intrigue with delight. 

A Dj's dj, he is a firm favourite and we welcome him as part of the series.

Joakim: The Ransom Note Mix

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